FG files new appeal grounds against Kanu, case adjourned till May 11

FG files new appeal grounds against Nnamdi Kanu, case adjourned till May 11

The Supreme Court has granted a request of the Federal Government to file nine new grounds of appeal against the release of pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu.

The court also fixed May 11 for a hearing on the pending motion and the main appeal.

A five-member panel led by Justice John Okoro granted the leave on Thursday while ruling on the motion by the counsel to the FG, Tijani Gadzali.

The court also granted leave to the government to include the nine new grounds as part of its amended notice of appeal dated October 28, 2022.

At the resumed hearing, Mike Ozekhome, counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, told the court of his motions seeking for bail of his client and another seeking for his transfer to the Kuje correctional facility to get proper medical attention due to his failing health at the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).

He also prayed for an accelerated hearing of the matter.

Speaking on the motion for the transfer of Kanu out of the custody of the DSS, the FG’s counsel prayed for an adjournment to file a counter affidavit, stating that he just took over the matter.

The court advised Ozekhome to withdraw the pending motions to enable him to focus on the main appeal.

Recall that the Appeal court had on October 13, 2022, cleared Kanu of alleged treason and terrorism charges against him after dismissing the remaining six counts levelled against him by the government.

The appeal court panel faulted the process of extraditing him to Nigeria from Kenya on the grounds as a breach of international protocol.

Another panel of the same court, however, on October 28, 2022 reversed its earlier decision ordering a stay of execution pending a hearing and determination of the appeal of the Supreme Court.

 

S’Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu case May 11 as FG files new appeal grounds